Any adn nurse programs across the country that have little to no waitlist w/o being a

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I am at a community college in michigan and want to get my ADN, associated degree in nursing. The two year program has a waitlist of two years. I dont want an academic based program for the fierce competition. I would like to attend a community college some where in the states which will take not more that two years total.(no ness counting pre-reqs) Does this exist, or is nursing waitlists packed everywhere?

montgomery county community college in PA has no wait list....but try a hospital program, they usually are not wait list either but rather based on gpa, and entrance scores

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durham tech for example.

the do not have the same type of wait lists that most people on an are referring to.

they accept the first "x" amount of people and these people must respond and do everything they need to do, like physical, fbi checks, etc.. then they take the next 20 or so people as "alternates". they are temporarily wait listed. if someone does not make it through the process they start calling those people.

they do not have 1-2-3-4 yr wait lists. they take it year by year. anyone not accepted has to reapply again and go through the same process.

this is directly from durham tech's website

all students who have submitted a complete packet by the deadline will receive written or electronic correspondence regarding admission status into the associate degree nursing program by april 1, 2012. if a student is not offered a seat for the current class, the student must reapply to the clinical nursing classes by the deadline of the following year to be considered for admission. there is no wait list.

http://www.durhamtech.edu/html/prospective/programsofstudy/adnenrollment.htm

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Wayne state university, wayne county community college, madonna university, oakland community college, oakland university, davenport university...and quite a few other colleges and universities in michgan.

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There are several community colleges in the Los Angeles area that do a lottery, but the competition is brutal. All you need is the prerequisites. The rest of the schools do have a waitlist.

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To clarify a bit.. and thanks to all the schools you send about i will look them up.

In michigan for associates degrees there are either schools that have a waitlist, or have competitive based entrance. I current attend a school that is called Washtenaw community college. It is a waitlist school, But for only a two year degree the waitlist is now two years or more. Other schools that are academic based are so competitive that students need 3.8 or better to get in. I would prefer not all the super high grade pressure, and i would prefer not to wait so long to continue my learning. I am willing to relocate to where a school that once you complete pre-reqs (with good grades i can do) that you go to the nursing program. Schools where I go in michigan, and places ive looked at while visiting florida are so super packed on their waitlists or very hard to get in. With the bad economy and nursing being seen as a solid field so many ppl jumped to it. Ive always wanted to help ppl , and I would like to start this part of my life as soon as possible.:) you all are such kind people on here, i really appreciate it.

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IMHO, the only place you will get 'easy' entry, no seriously competitive entry and no waitlist is to go to one of the for-profit colleges. (The downside is that you may have trouble going on to get BSN unless you go to another for-profit school.)

I graduated from FSCJ in Aug. The joy of FSCJ was that my grades from my EE degree in 1984 didn't count except for the ones I used for pre-reqs. In addition to the grades, there is the NAT that gave a point score and then you either made the cutoff or you didn't. I did. :D

Understand that when I was in SC, I was told there was NO WAY I could ever get into NS with the "baggage" GPA from my EE degree. I was told that NS was so competitive that you needed nearly a 4.0 and there would be a 2 yr waiting list. I moved back to FL for a job and THEN started pre-reqs....because I just believed that I could be accepted! (My nursing pre-reqs only GPA was 3.85)

Regardless, NS is challenging at best. As competitive as my program was to get into, we STILL had folks fail a class and have to drop back a term! Although it is always *possible* for folks with lower grades in pre-reqs to succeed in NS, it is not as likely.

I know this may sound a bit harsh....so forgive me in advance. It sounds like you would like to just do what you normally do to get a passing (maybe good) grade in a class to get into NS and then pass that quickly to get "started with your life." My mother called that "Instant Gratification Syndrome". We all have a touch of that in our youth. Sad fact is that reality harkens and the sooner you learn that, the better. If you read some of the posts here, you can see how tough NS is. Careplans are the bain of a nursing student's existence! Once you graduate, you still have that beast called the NCLEX to best! Finally, as a GN, if you are lucky to get a job, you will find yourself with more to learn, a fast-paced, STRESSFUL environment where, at times, you do not feel appreciated. When you get home, your feet and back will hurt. You will have dreams of work - waking up in the middle of the night wondering if you forgot to do something.... etc. Nursing is not a field for the faint of heart but for those who can persevere!

I wish you the best!

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Good luck in your quest to find a college that doesn't have a waitlist AND isn't competitive.

I have been on the waiting list at my CC since 8/09. I got my acceptance letter a few weeks back and will start in 8/11 - two years later. I have a 3.6, but all that is required is a 2.5. They tell you that you can complete the program at the same time as the co-reqs, but in reality, they don't accept you into the program unless you've finish (or work at one of the hospitals nearby that have an agreement to take so many of their employees per semester).

That said, Cuyahoga County Community College (Cleveland, OH) does not have a wait list and their GPA is 2.5, IIRC. You apply once you finish your pre-reqs and take an entrance exam. Then you're placed into a class. Right now they're sitting for the spring class (2012). http://www.tri-c.edu/programs/nursing/Pages/default.aspx

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Trauma.

What about community colleges in northern Michigan?

The programs in the metro area are all exceedingly competitive, but several programs upstate exist. I am doing my community health rotation up in Petoskey and North Central Michigan College there has a program. It's a nice community college. They have dorms and it's a pretty town-- not sure how competitive it is but with fewer people in the area fewer people apply and I think they take about 30 students a year. There's a hospital right in the town too and it seems very nice. I'm sure there are many more community colleges up north and in the UP too and you could still pay in state but out of district tuition.....

Here's their website http://www.ncmich.edu/

Good luck finding something.

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